《暢學(xué)英語(yǔ)閱讀教程2》 課件 Unit 6 Dreams

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Warming-upNewWords2TextBReadingthroughGroupDiscussionWarming-upNewWordsWarming-upNewWordsGroupDiscussionQuotesReadingthroughWarmingupNewWordsTextAWhatdoyouknowaboutGuAiling?TextAWarmingupNewWordsTextA1.Whatkindofjobdoyoudreamofdoingasacareer?Everyonehashisidealjobinhisdreamjustasmanyyoungpeopletodaytendtofollowwell-paidjobsastheircareer.ButwhenIamfacedupwiththechoiceoneday,Iwouldliketopursueacareerwhichinterestsmeandhelpsrealizemylifevaluethoughitmaynotnecessarilyprovidememoremoney.TextAWarmingupNewWordsTextA2.Howcanyoumakeyourdreamscometrue?Dreamsreallycancometruebutitwillneverbecometherealitybyitself.Wecanmakeitaslongaswetryourbestanddon’tgiveupwhenstuckindifficulties.Solet’skeepinmindthefamoussaying“Thereisawill,thereisaway.”TextANewWordsReadingthroughTextA

ranchitinerantstabletrackacrelocation

detailedunrealisticresourcebreedingstockstudrealisticassembleframegumption

TextANewWordsReadingthroughTextAputonindetailputone’sheartintomakeupone’smindturnincampoutTextANewWordsReadingthroughTextATextA1.ranch[rɑ?nt?]n.牧場(chǎng)

e.g.

HelivesonacattleranchinAustralia.他在澳大利亞靠一個(gè)牧牛場(chǎng)為生。

2.itinerant[a??t?n?r?nt]adj.（尤指工作上）流動(dòng)的

e.g.

Thereisageneraldebatenowadaysabouttheproblemofitinerantworkers.目前，針對(duì)流動(dòng)工人的問(wèn)題展開(kāi)了普遍的爭(zhēng)論。

3.stable[?ste?bl]n.馬廄

e.g.Aswecameoutofthestables,aridercametowardsus.當(dāng)我們走出馬廄的時(shí)候，一個(gè)人騎著馬向我們走了過(guò)來(lái)。

NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextA4.track[tr?k]n.跑道

e.g.Thetwomenturnedtowatchthehorsesgoingroundthetrack.那兩個(gè)男人轉(zhuǎn)身觀看賽馬沿賽道而行。

5.acre[?e?k?(r)]n.英畝

e.g.Ifthefireisn'tstopped,itcouldspreadto25,000acres如果大火不被撲滅，它可能會(huì)蔓延2.5萬(wàn)英畝。

6.location[l???ke??n]n.地點(diǎn)；位置

e.g.Heshowedmeourlocationonthemap.他在地圖上給我指出我們所處的方位。

NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextA7.detailed[?di?te?ld]adj.詳細(xì)的

e.g.Adetailednewsreportwillfollowshortly.下面緊接著是詳細(xì)的新聞報(bào)道。

8.unrealistic[??nr???l?st?k]adj.不切實(shí)際的

e.g.Manyeconomistsbelieveeventhattargetisunrealistic.許多經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家認(rèn)為，即使這個(gè)目標(biāo)也是不現(xiàn)實(shí)的。9.resource[r??s??s]n.資源

e.g.Waterisbecominganincreasinglypreciousresource.水正成為日益珍貴的資源。NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextA10.breeding[?bri?d??]n.培育；育種

e.g.the

breedingofhorses馬的飼養(yǎng)11.stock[st?k]n.家畜

e.g.Iamcarefullyselectingthebreedingstock.我正在精心挑選種畜。12.stud[st?d]n.種馬

e.g.Thehorsewasretiredfromracingandputouttostud.

那匹賽馬被淘汰下來(lái)，留作種馬。NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextA13.realistic[?ri???l?st?k]adj.現(xiàn)實(shí)的；實(shí)際的

e.g.Wemustsetrealisticgoals.我們必須制訂可實(shí)現(xiàn)的目標(biāo)。14.assemble[??sembl]v.召集；聚集；集合e.g.Wewererequestedtoassembleinthelobby.要求我們?cè)诖髲d集合。15.frame[fre?m]v.給（畫(huà)等）裝框

e.g.Thephotographhadbeenframed.照片已鑲了框。16.gumption[?ɡ?mp?n]n.魄力

e.g.I’veneverhadthegumptiontotryit,Ihavetoadmit.不得不承認(rèn)我可沒(méi)有膽量去嘗試。NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextA1.puton 舉辦（展覽等）

e.g.Thepaintingwillbeputonpublicdisplaynextweek.這幅畫(huà)將于下周公開(kāi)展出。2.indetail

詳細(xì)地

e.g.Let’ssitdownandtalkitoverindetail.咱們坐下細(xì)談吧。3.putone’sheartinto

全心全意投入

e.g.You

needtoputyourheartandmindintoyourwork.

你人必須將心思投注在工作上。NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextA。4.makeupone’smind下決心

e.g.I’vmadeupmymindtobesteacher.

我決心當(dāng)醫(yī)生。5.turnin上交（作業(yè)、做好的工作等）

e.g.Nowwewaitforthemtoturnintheiressays.現(xiàn)在我們等著他們交上作文。6.campout

露營(yíng)

e.g.Heplannedtocampoutinthewild.他計(jì)劃到野外去露營(yíng)。ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextAReadthetextquicklyandcompletethetask:analysethestructure.StructureMainidea:Theauthorappealsustofollowourdream.Mainidea:

Montyrealizedhisdreamofowningahorseranch.Mainidea:TheauthorintroduceshisfriendMonty.PartII:Para.2-11PartIII:Para.12PartI:Para.1TextAReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextAFollowYourDream1IhaveafriendnamedMontyRobertswhoownsahorseranch.Heletmeusehishousetoputonfund-raisingeventstoraisemoneyforyouthatriskprograms.

我有個(gè)朋友叫蒙提·羅伯茲，他有座牧馬場(chǎng)。我常借用他寬敞的住宅舉辦募款活動(dòng)，以便為幫助青少年的計(jì)劃籌備基金。TextAReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextA2ThelasttimeIwasthereheintroducedmetoothersbysaying,“IwanttotellyouwhyIletJackusemyhouse.Itallgoesbacktoastoryaboutayoungmanwhowasthesonofanitineranthorsetrainerwhowouldgofromstabletostable,racetracktoracetrack,farmtofarmandranchtoranch,traininghorses.Asaresult,theboy’shighschoollifewascontinuallyinterrupted.Whenhewasasenior,hewasaskedtowriteapaperaboutwhathewantedtobeanddowhenhegrewup.”

上次活動(dòng)時(shí)，他介紹我時(shí)提到：“我讓杰克借用住宅是有原因的。這一切都可以追溯到關(guān)于一個(gè)年輕人的故事，他是一個(gè)巡回馴馬師的兒子，他的父親會(huì)從馬廄到馬廄，從一條跑道到一條跑道，從一個(gè)農(nóng)場(chǎng)到另一個(gè)農(nóng)場(chǎng)，訓(xùn)練馬。結(jié)果，男孩的高中生活不斷中斷。高三時(shí)，他被要求寫(xiě)一篇關(guān)于他長(zhǎng)大后想做什么的論文。”TextAReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextA3Thatnighthewroteasevenpaperdescribinghisgoalofsomedayowningahorseranch.Hewroteabouthisdreamingreatdetailandheevendrewadiagramofa200-acreranch,showingthelocationofallthebuildings,thestablesandthetrack.Thenhedrewadetailedfloorplanfora4,000-square-foothousethatwouldsitona200-acredreamranch.

那晚他洋洋灑灑寫(xiě)了7張紙，描述他的偉大志愿，那就是想擁有一座屬于自己的牧馬農(nóng)場(chǎng)，并且仔細(xì)畫(huà)了一張200畝農(nóng)場(chǎng)的設(shè)計(jì)圖，上面標(biāo)有房屋、馬廄、跑道等的位置，然后，他為一座4000平方英尺的房子繪制了詳細(xì)的平面圖，這座房子將坐落在200英畝的夢(mèng)幻牧場(chǎng)上。TextAReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextA

他花了好大心血把報(bào)告完成，第二天交給了老師。兩天后他拿回了報(bào)告，第一頁(yè)上打了一個(gè)又紅又大的F，旁邊還寫(xiě)了一行字：下課后來(lái)見(jiàn)我。4Heputagreatdealofhisheartintotheprojectandthenextdayhehandeditintohisteacher.Twodayslaterhereceivedhispaperback.OnthefrontpagewasalargeredFwithanotethatread,“Seemeafterclass.”TextA5Theboywiththedreamwenttoseetheteacherafterclassandasked,“WhydidIreceiveanF?”

腦中充滿幻想的他下課后帶著報(bào)告去找老師問(wèn)道：“為什么給我不及格？”ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextATextA6Theteachersaid,“Thisisanunrealisticdreamforayoungboy…Youhavenomoney.Youcomefromanitinerantfamily.Youhavenoresources.Owningahorseranchrequiresalotofmoney.Youhavetobuytheland.Youhavetopayfortheoriginalbreedingstockandlateryou’llhavetopaylargestudfees.There’snowayyoucouldeverdoit.”Thentheteacheradded,“Ifyouwillrewritethispaperwithamorerealisticgoal,Iwillreconsideryourgrade.”

老師回答道：“你年紀(jì)輕輕，不要老做白日夢(mèng)。你沒(méi)有錢(qián)。你來(lái)自一個(gè)流動(dòng)家庭。你沒(méi)有資源。蓋座農(nóng)場(chǎng)可是個(gè)花錢(qián)的大工程；你要花錢(qián)買地、花錢(qián)買純種馬匹、花錢(qián)照顧它們。你別太好高騖遠(yuǎn)了?！彼又终f(shuō)：“如果你肯重寫(xiě)一個(gè)比較不離譜的志愿，我會(huì)重打你的分?jǐn)?shù)?！盧eadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextATextA7Theboywenthomeandthoughtaboutitlongandhard.Heaskedhisfatherwhatheshoulddo.Hisfathersaid,“Son,youhavetomakeupyourownmindonthis.However,Ithinkitisaveryimportantdecisionforyou.”

這男孩回家后反復(fù)思量了好幾次，然后征詢父親的意見(jiàn)。父親只是告訴他：“兒子，這是非常重要的決定，你必須自己拿定主意。”8Finally,afteraweek,theboyturnedinthesamepaper,makingnochangesatall.Hestated,“YoucankeeptheFandI’llkeepmydream.”

最后，一周后，男孩提交了同一篇論文，沒(méi)有任何改變。他說(shuō)：“你可以保持F，我會(huì)堅(jiān)持我的夢(mèng)想?！盧eadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextATextA9Montythenturnedtotheassembledgroupandsaid,“Itellyouthisstorybecauseyouaresittinginmy4,000-square-foothouseinthemiddleofmy200-acrehorseranch.Istillhavethatschoolpaperframedoverthefireplace.”Thebestpartofthestoryisthattwosummersagothatsameschoolteacherbrought30kidstocampoutontheranchforaweek.

蒙蒂此時(shí)轉(zhuǎn)向聚集的人群說(shuō)：“我告訴你這個(gè)故事是因?yàn)槟銈冋谖?00英畝牧場(chǎng)中央4000平方英尺的房子里。我還在壁爐上掛著那張論文?！庇幸馑嫉氖?，兩年前的夏天，那位老師帶了30個(gè)學(xué)生來(lái)這個(gè)農(nóng)場(chǎng)露營(yíng)一星期。ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextATextA9Whentheywereleaving,theteachersaidtoMonty,“Icantellyouthisnow.WhenIwasyourteacher,Iwassomethingofadreamstealer.Ialmoststoleyourdream.Fortunatelyyouhadenoughgumptionnottogiveuponyours.”

當(dāng)他們離開(kāi)時(shí)，老師對(duì)蒙蒂說(shuō)：“我現(xiàn)在可以告訴你。當(dāng)我是你的老師時(shí)，我曾潑過(guò)你冷水。我?guī)缀跬盗四愕膲?mèng)。幸運(yùn)的是，你有足夠的勇氣不放棄你的夢(mèng)想?！?0Don’tletanyonestealyourdreams.Followyourheart,nomatterwhat.不要讓任何人偷走你的夢(mèng)想。跟隨你的心，不管發(fā)生什么。NotesGroupDiscussionTextA1ThelasttimeIwasthereheintroducedmetoothersbysaying,...(Para.2)上次我在他的牧場(chǎng)時(shí)，他向別人介紹我說(shuō)，……thelasttime意為“上次”，作連詞，引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句。

e.g.Thelasttimewemovedhouse,therewereveryfewbreakages.我們上次搬家?guī)缀鯖](méi)什么物品破損。TextANotesGroupDiscussionTextA

2OnthefrontpagewasalargeredFwithanotethatread,“Seemeafterclass.”(Para.4)第一頁(yè)上打了一個(gè)又紅又大的F，旁邊還寫(xiě)了一行字：“下課后來(lái)見(jiàn)我。”本句是倒裝句。正常語(yǔ)序?yàn)椋篈largeredFwasonthefrontpage...

e.g.

Atthefootofthehillliesabeautifullake.山腳下有一個(gè)美麗的湖。

TextANotesGroupDiscussionTextA3Ifyouwillrewritethispaperwithamorerealisticgoal,Iwillreconsideryourgrade.(Para.6)如果你愿意重寫(xiě)文章，寫(xiě)一個(gè)更實(shí)際的目標(biāo)，我會(huì)重新給你打分。Ifyouwill…這個(gè)表達(dá)中的will不表示將來(lái)時(shí)態(tài)，它的意思不是“將”，而是“愿意；執(zhí)意”。

e.g.Ifyouwon’tcome,I’llgobymyself.如果你不愿意去，那我就自己去。TextANotesGroupDiscussionTextA4Followyourheart,nomatterwhat.(Para.10)無(wú)論發(fā)生什么，你都要跟隨你的內(nèi)心。nomatter表示“無(wú)論；不管”，常用在下列句型中：nomatterwhat/who/when，表示“無(wú)論何事/無(wú)論何人/無(wú)論何時(shí)”。

e.g.Wehavetogettotheairportontime,nomatterwhat.我們無(wú)論發(fā)生什么都要準(zhǔn)時(shí)趕到機(jī)場(chǎng)。TextAGroupDiscussionTextA1WhydidtheauthoruseMontyRoberts’house?Hewantedtoputonfund-raisingeventstoraisemoneyforyouthatriskprograms.TextA2WhatwasMontyRoberts’dream?Hecouldownahorseranchsomeday.GroupDiscussionTextA3Pleasetalkaboutyourdream.

TextAAsweallknoweverybodyhadhis/herowndream.Somedreamedtobeascientist.Othershadthedreambecomingastarorevenapresident.However,IwasdreamingtobeateacherwhenIwasalittleyoungboy.AsfarasIknew,teachersarerespectedbypeopleandtheyalsohaveahighstateofsociety.Teachersareanhonoredcareeralthoughtheyarehard-working.Allinall,IdreamtobeateachernomatterwhatproblemIwillmeetandhowdifficultthesituationis.WarmingupNewWordsTextB

TextB1.Whatfactor(s)is/arethemostimportantinrealizingyourdreams?Whenaskedwhatarethemostimportantfactorsinrealizingone’sdreams,peoplemayholddifferentopinions.Manypeoplebelievethatinmodernsocietymoneyandpoweraredecisivefactors.ButsofarasIamconcerned,Ithinkwhetheronecanmakehisdreamcometruedependsonhistalentandtheeffortshemakesbecausetheyarealwaysthekeystothedoorofsuccess.WarmingupNewWordsTextB

TextB2.Whatmayhavetobegivenupfortherealizationofyourdreams?Itdependsonwhatkindofdreamyouaretryingtorealize.Ifyoutakeupajobthatshouldpaywellinordertoliveacomfortablelifeeventhoughyouarenotinterestedinit,youmayhavetogiveupspiritualsatisfaction;ifyouinsistondoingsomethingyouhavedreamedofdespitethelowpay,youmayhavetogiveupthematerialcomfort.Butnomaterwhatkindofdreamyouarepursuing,goodhealth,loveandcareforothersshouldneverbegivenup.NewWordsReadingthroughTextBkitripwrapperdashauditoriummotivational

pursuemotivateregionalastoundedvice-presidentgenieempowermentmortgagemiraclestencilTextBNewWordsReadingthroughTextBthinktooneselfsendforraiseone’sspiritstheheightofspeakingengagementstickto

givenoticelaysb.offendupwithholdfasttogetonwithTextBNewWordsReadingthroughTextATextB1.kit[k?t]n.成套工具；成套設(shè)備

e.g.Iforgotmygymkit.我忘帶健身用品了。2.rip[r?p]v.撕；扯

e.g.Sherippedtheletteropen.她撕開(kāi)那封信。3.wrapper[?r?p?(r)]n.包裝紙

e.g.Let’spullawaythewrapperfirst.我們先把包裝紙拉掉。NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextB4.dash[ba?nd]vi.急奔；猛沖

e.g.Theboydashedoutintotheroad.男孩子向路中間沖去。5.auditorium[???d??t??ri?m]n.禮堂；會(huì)堂

e.g.TheAlbertHallisahugeauditorium.艾伯特音樂(lè)廳是一個(gè)大型音樂(lè)廳。6.motivational[?m??t??ve???n(?)l]adj.激發(fā)積極性的

e.g.Haveyouusedthesemotivationalprinciplestoachieveagoal?你曾經(jīng)有用到過(guò)這些激勵(lì)原則來(lái)完成一個(gè)目標(biāo)嗎？NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextB7.pursue[p??sju?]vt.追求

e.g.Hecontinuedtopursuehisgoalofbecominganactor.他繼續(xù)追求他成為演員的目標(biāo)。8.motivate[?m??t?ve?t]vt.激勵(lì)；激發(fā)

e.g.She’sverygoodatmotivatingherstudents.她非常擅長(zhǎng)激勵(lì)她的學(xué)生。9.regional[?ri?d??nl]adj.區(qū)域的；地區(qū)的

e.g.Hegaveanacuteanalysisofregionalpolitics.他對(duì)區(qū)域政治作了敏銳的分析。NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextB10.astounded[??sta?nd?d]adj.震驚的；大吃一驚的

e.g.Shelookedastoundedatthenews.她聽(tīng)到那消息時(shí)顯得震驚。11.vice-president[?va?s?prez?d?nt]n.（商業(yè)公司的）副總裁，副總經(jīng)理

e.g.I’mthevice-presidentofnewtoydevelopment.我是新玩具研發(fā)部的副總裁。12.genie[?d?i?ni]n.（古代阿拉伯故事中的）神靈，妖怪

e.g.Thegeniegrantedhimthreewishes.精靈準(zhǔn)許他實(shí)現(xiàn)三個(gè)心愿。NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextB13.empowerment[?m?pa??m?nt]n.賦予力量或權(quán)威

e.g.Thisgovernmentbelievesverystronglyintheempowermentofwomen.這屆政府堅(jiān)決信奉女性應(yīng)享有更大的權(quán)力。14.mortgage[?m??ɡ?d?]n.抵押貸款

e.g.Theywereunabletomeettheirmortgagerepayments他們不能按時(shí)償還抵押貸款。15.miracle[?m?r?kl]n.奇跡

e.g.Itwasamiraclethattheymanagedtocatchthetrain.他們趕上了火車，這真是個(gè)奇跡。NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextB16.stencil[?stensl]vt.用模板（蠟紙）印制

e.g.Hethenstencilledtheceilingwithamoonandstarsmotif.他隨后用模版在天花板上印上了月亮和繁星圖案。NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextB1.thinktooneself心想e.g.Hewasthinkingtohimselfthatwhatheshoulddonext.他暗自思量著下一步該做什么。2.sendfor安排送來(lái)；訂購(gòu)e.g.Youcansendfortheseseedsataverycheapprice.你可以用極便宜的價(jià)格郵購(gòu)這些種子。3.raiseone’sspirits振奮某人的情緒e.g.Thegoodnewsraisedeveryone’sspirits.這個(gè)好消息鼓舞了每個(gè)人的情緒。NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextB4.theheightof某事物的高潮（頂點(diǎn)）

e.g.Heisattheheightofhiscareer.他正處于事業(yè)的巔峰。5.speakingengagement受邀演講e.g.Larryarrivedearlyforhisspeakingengagement.拉里為了他的演講早早地來(lái)了。6.stickto堅(jiān)持e.g.Sticktoyourprinciples,andyouwillwinthrough堅(jiān)持你的原則，就會(huì)勝利。NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextB7.givenotice

遞交辭呈

e.g.Whendidhegivenotice?Ijustheardhisleavinghiscompany.他何時(shí)提出辭呈的？我剛聽(tīng)說(shuō)他離開(kāi)他公司。8.laysb.off解雇（員工）e.g.Youhavenoreasontolaymeoff.

你沒(méi)有理由解雇我。9.endupwith（尤指經(jīng)歷一系列意料之外的事情后）最終處于……e.g.Withoutyourhelp,theexperimentwillendupwithfailure.沒(méi)有你的幫助，這實(shí)驗(yàn)將以失敗告終。NewWordsReadingthroughTextATextB10.holdfastto

堅(jiān)信某事

e.g.Holdfasttowhatisright!對(duì)的就要堅(jiān)持！11.getonwith

繼續(xù)做

e.g.Stopcomplainingandgetonwithit.別抱怨了，繼續(xù)做吧。ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB1WhenIwasnineyearsoldlivinginasmalltowninNorthCarolinaIfoundanadforsellinggreetingcardsinthebackofachildren’smagazine.IthoughttomyselfIcandothis.Ibeggedmymothertoletmesendforthekit.

我九歲的時(shí)候住在北卡羅來(lái)納州的一個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)上。一次在一本兒童雜志的背面發(fā)現(xiàn)了一則招聘明信片推銷員的廣告。我對(duì)自己說(shuō)，“我能干這事?！蔽覒┣髬寢屪屛胰ソ腥怂蛠?lái)全套貨物。TextBTheDreamerReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB1Twoweekslaterwhenthekitarrived,Irippedoffthebrownpaperwrapper,grabbedthecardsanddashedfromthehouse.Threehourslater,Ireturnedhomewithnocardandapocketfullofmoneyproclaiming,“Mama,allthepeoplecouldn’twaittobuymycards!”Asalespersonwasborn.

兩個(gè)星期后，貨送來(lái)了。我一把撕下明信葉上棕色的包裝紙，抓起卡片，沖出了家門(mén)。三個(gè)小時(shí)后，我的卡片已一張不剩，倒是裝著滿滿一口袋錢(qián)回到了家，大叫：“媽媽，所有的人都迫不及待地想要買我的卡片！”一個(gè)推銷員誕生了。TextBReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB2WhenIwas12yearsold,myfathertookmetoseeZigZiglar.IremembersittinginthatdarkauditoriumandlisteningtoMr.Ziglarwhoraisedeveryone’sspiritsuptotheceiling.IlefttherefeelinglikeIcoulddoanything.Whenwegottothecar,Iturnedtomyfatherandsaid,“Dad,Iwanttomakepeoplefeellikethat.”MyfatheraskedmewhatImeant.“IwanttobeamotivationalspeakerjustlikeMr.Ziglar,”Ireplied.Adreamwasborn.

我十二歲的時(shí)候，父親帶我去見(jiàn)齊格·齊格勒先生。我還記得當(dāng)時(shí)坐在昏暗的禮堂里，聽(tīng)著齊格勒先生的演說(shuō)，他把每個(gè)人都說(shuō)得熱情高漲、躍躍欲試，離開(kāi)的時(shí)候我覺(jué)得自己可以做任何事。上了車，我對(duì)父親說(shuō)道：“爸爸，我也想讓人們這樣?！卑职謫?wèn)我的話是什么意思?！拔蚁氘?dāng)一個(gè)象齊格勒先生這樣的動(dòng)員演說(shuō)者。”我回答道。一個(gè)夢(mèng)想誕生了。TextBReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB3Recently,Ibeganpursuingmydreamofmotivatingothers.Afterafour-yearcareerinamajorcompanybeginningasasalestrainerandendingasaregionalsalesmanager,Ileftthecompanyattheheightofmycareer.

ManypeoplewereastoundedthatIwouldleaveafterearningasix-figureincome.AndtheyaskedwhyIwouldriskeverythingforadream.

最近，我開(kāi)始鼓舞他人，努力實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的夢(mèng)想。在此之前的四年里，我在一家大公司做事，從一個(gè)銷售培訓(xùn)者做到地區(qū)銷售經(jīng)理，在我事業(yè)達(dá)到顛峰時(shí)我離開(kāi)了這家公司。許多人都十分驚訝，在收入達(dá)到六位數(shù)時(shí)我卻選擇了離開(kāi)。他們問(wèn)我為什么要為了夢(mèng)想而去冒險(xiǎn)。ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB4Imademydecisiontostartmyowncompanyandleavemysecurepositionafterattendingaregionalsalesmeeting.Thevice-presidentofourcompanydeliveredaspeechthatchangedmylife.Heaskedus,“Ifageniewouldgrantyouthreewishes,whatwouldtheybe?”Aftergivingusamomenttowritedownthethreewishes,hethenaskedus,“Whydoyouneedagenie?”IwouldneverforgettheempowermentIfeltatthatmoment.

我是在參加了一次地區(qū)銷售會(huì)議后，才拿定主意離開(kāi)自己的安全港灣、去開(kāi)自已公司的。在那次會(huì)議上，我們公司的副總裁做了一次演說(shuō)，從而改變了我的命運(yùn)。他問(wèn)我們：“如果一個(gè)神仙會(huì)滿足你的三個(gè)愿望，那人你將會(huì)希望得到什么？”他讓我們寫(xiě)下自已的愿望，然后問(wèn)我們：“為什么你們會(huì)需要神仙呢？”我永遠(yuǎn)也忘不了這句話對(duì)我的震憾。TextBReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB5IrealizedthateverythingIhadaccomplished—thegraduatedegree,thesuccessfulsalescareer,speakingengagements,trainingandmanagingamajorcompanyhadpreparedmeforthismoment.Iwasreadyanddidnotneedagenie’shelptobecomeamotivationalspeaker.TextB

我意識(shí)到，我有了畢業(yè)證書(shū)、成功的銷售經(jīng)驗(yàn)、做過(guò)無(wú)數(shù)演講、為一家大公司做過(guò)銷售培訓(xùn)和管理工作——所有這一切都使我為這一刻做好了準(zhǔn)備。我準(zhǔn)備好了去成為一名動(dòng)員演說(shuō)者，不需要神仙的幫助。ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB6WhenItearfullytoldmybossmyplans,thisincredibleleaderwhomIrespectsomuchreplied,“Sticktoitandyouwillbesuccessful.”TextB

當(dāng)我眼淚汪汪地告訴老板我的計(jì)劃時(shí)，這個(gè)我十分尊重的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)，令人難以置信地答道：“堅(jiān)持你的夢(mèng)想，你終將獲得成功。”7Havingmadethatdecision,Iwasimmediatelytested.OneweekafterIgavenotice,myhusbandwaslaidofffromhisjob.Wehadrecentlyboughtanewhomeandneededbothincomestomakethemonthlymortgagepaymentandnowwehadnoincome.

我決意剛定，就遭受了考驗(yàn)。我辭職的一個(gè)星期后，丈夫也失業(yè)了。我們剛剛買了一座新房子，需要雙方的工資來(lái)付清每個(gè)月的抵押貸款，但現(xiàn)在我們卻一分收入也沒(méi)有了。ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB7Itwastemptingtoturnbacktomyformercompany,knowingtheywantedmetostaybutIwascertainthatifIwentback,Iwouldneverleave.IdecidedIstillwantedtomoveforwardratherthanendupwithamouthfulof“ifonlys”lateron.Amotivationalspeakerwasborn.TextB

這時(shí)我想回公司去，知道他們?nèi)韵胍遥墒俏抑酪坏┗厝ゾ驮僖渤霾粊?lái)了，我決定繼續(xù)前進(jìn)，決不做一個(gè)滿口“如果”、只說(shuō)不做的人。一個(gè)動(dòng)員演說(shuō)者誕生了。ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB8

WhenIheldfasttomydream,evenduringthetoughtimes,themiraclesreallybegantohappen.Inashorttimeperiodmyhusbandfoundabetterjob.Wedidn’tmissamortgagepayment.AndIwasabletobookseveralspeakingengagementswithnewclients.Idiscoveredtheincrediblepowerofdreams.TextB

我緊緊追隨著我的夢(mèng)想，甚至在最艱苦的時(shí)期也不放棄，然后奇跡果真開(kāi)始出現(xiàn)。短短的時(shí)間內(nèi)，我丈夫找到了一份更好的工作，我們沒(méi)有拖欠任何一個(gè)月的抵押貸款，我也開(kāi)始有新客戶預(yù)約演說(shuō)。我發(fā)現(xiàn)了夢(mèng)想不可思議的力量。ReadingthroughGroupDiscussionTextB8

Ilovedmyoldjob,mypeersandthecompanyIleft,butitwastimetogetonwithmydream.TocelebratemysuccessIhadalocalartistpaintmynewofficeasagarden.AtthetopofonewallIstenciled,“Theworldalwaysmakeswayforthedreamer.”TextB

我熱愛(ài)我過(guò)去的工作、我的同事和我原來(lái)的單位，但是，我實(shí)現(xiàn)夢(mèng)想的時(shí)機(jī)已經(jīng)成熟了。為了慶祝我的成功，我請(qǐng)當(dāng)?shù)匾晃凰囆g(shù)家將我的新辦公室漆成了一座花園，在一面墻的頂端，她刷下了這樣一句話：“這個(gè)世界永遠(yuǎn)屬于追夢(mèng)的人?！盢otesGroupDiscussionTextB1Threehourslater,Ireturnedhomewithnocardandapocketfullofmoneyproclaiming,“Mama,allthepeoplecouldn’twaittobuymycards!”(Para.1)三個(gè)小時(shí)后，我的卡片已一張不剩，裝著滿滿一口袋錢(qián)回到了家。我大叫道：“媽媽，所有人都迫不及待想要買我的卡片！”can’twaittodosth.迫不及待地要做某事。e.g.Ican’twaittoseethatmovie.我等不及看那部電影了。TextBNotesGroupDiscussionTextB2IlefttherefeelinglikeIcoulddoanything...Iwanttomakepeoplefeellikethat.(Para.2)離開(kāi)的時(shí)候我覺(jué)得自己可以做任何事……我也想讓人們有那樣的感覺(jué)。兩句中都用到了feellike，但是含義不同。第一句中的feellike后接句子，其中l(wèi)ike相當(dāng)于asif/asthough，表示“感覺(jué)像是……”；第二句中的feellike表示“有……的感覺(jué)”。e.g.Alicefeltlikeshewasinaverynicedream.艾麗斯覺(jué)得她好像在做一個(gè)非常美妙的夢(mèng)。

e.g.I’msurprisedthathefeelslikethat.我奇怪他會(huì)有那樣的感覺(jué)。TextBNotesGroupDiscussionTextB3Afterafour-yearcareerinamajorcompanybeginningasasalestrainerandendingasaregionalsalesmanager,Ilefthecompanyattheheightofmycareer.(Para.3)我在一家大公司工作了四年，從一個(gè)銷售培訓(xùn)員做到區(qū)域銷售經(jīng)理，在我事業(yè)達(dá)到巔峰時(shí)我離開(kāi)了這家公司。此句中的兩個(gè)現(xiàn)在分詞短語(yǔ)beginningasasalestrainer、endingasaregionalsalesmanager用來(lái)作afour-yearcareer的后置定語(yǔ)。e.g.ThemanstandingthereisourEnglishteacher.站在那里的那個(gè)人是我們的英語(yǔ)老師。TextBNotesGroupDiscussionTextB4ManypeoplewereastoundedthatIwouldleaveaferearningasix-figureincome.(Para.3)許多人驚訝于我會(huì)在收入達(dá)到六位數(shù)后離開(kāi)。此句中形容詞astounde